Driverless Vehicles: Road Traffic
Commons · Question 126268 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Bloore
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on trends in the level of congestion in the next five years.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Apr 2026
The introduction of the Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting scheme will facilitate small-scale pilots of commercial deployments. For an APS permit to be granted, local consent is required from the relevant licensing authority or franchising body...